October deadliest month for US in Afghan war
KABUL - Roadside bombs - the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers - claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the U.S. death toll to a record level for the third time in four months as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy for the troubled war.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-10-27
Dem moderates challenge Reid on health care plan
WASHINGTON - Democratic moderates who control the balance of power on health care legislation balked Tuesday at a government-run insurance option for millions of Americans, underscoring the enormity of the challenge confronting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid one day after he unveiled the plan as a consensus product.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Mitch McConnell Kent Conrad Evan Bayh Harry Reid Max Baucus Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-10-27
Dems eye insurance industry's antitrust protection
WASHINGTON - Top Senate Democrats intend to try to strip the health insurance industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws, according to congressional officials, the latest evidence of a deepening struggle over President Barack Obama's effort to overhaul the health care industry.
Nations:U.S. People:Patrick Leahy Harry Reid Barack Obama Charles Schumer Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-10-20
Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-19
Regulators close banks in Colorado, Mich., Minn.
NEW YORK - Regulators have shut Warren Bank in Warren, Mich., and two small banks in Colorado and Minnesota, boosting the number of failed U.S. banks this year to 98 as loan defaults rise in the worst financial climate in decades.
Nations:U.S. Spain Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Mourners in Calif. remember slain Yale student
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - A Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day is being remembered Saturday as a brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-26
Toughest test coming up for health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - Keep going. You don't have to fix all of it now. Just please don't let it stall. That's the essence of the message that Senate Democratic leaders have for their Finance Committee senators, who plan to start voting Tuesday on a remake of the nation's health care system.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Kent Conrad Orrin Hatch Harry Reid Max Baucus Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-09-19
Fines proposed for going without health insurance
WASHINGTON - Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as divisions among Democrats undercut President Barack Obama's effort to regain traction on his health care overhaul.
Nations:U.S. People:Olympia Snowe Steny Hoyer Harry Reid Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform
2009-09-08
Health care concession riles left; right unmoved
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's weekend concession on a health care "government option" drew complaints from liberals and scarce interest from Republicans and other critics on Monday, a fresh sign of the daunting challenge in finding middle ground in an increasingly partisan political struggle.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell John Boehner Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Howard Dean Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-08-17
Evacuation lifted from town threatened by fire
DAVENPORT, Calif. - Hundreds of residents returned home when an evacuation order was lifted in a Santa Cruz mountain town Sunday, even as hot and dry winds fanned nearly a dozen wildifres across the state.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-08-16
Wildfires spread as California declares emergency
DAVENPORT, Calif. - Strong winds are spreading multiple wildfires across parched parts of California as officials worry the gusts could ignite more blazes and force more evacuations in areas already under a state of emergency.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
Colonial BancGroup shut down by federal officials
WASHINGTON - Real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. has been shut down by federal officials in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
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